AUSTRALIAN SINGERS
BRANDED AS “MERE LOCALS” NEED OVERSEAS GLAMOUR “Without the ’overseas glamour,’ | Australian artists who remain at home, , no matter how brilliant they may be, j are branded as mere locals by their fellow-countrymen and will never be I recognised at their true worth.” j That is the considered view of Mr ; Roland Foster, music-teacher and gen- ! oral organiser of the Conservatorium I Opera School, who says that, were ■ surh celebrities as Essie Aekland and I Pcier Dawson to return permanently ! to Australia, in 12 months’ time they ] would not bo able to ml the Town Hall I for more than one concert, “If you go abroad and make a reputation'you may return as a visiting celebritv, hut remain here and you quickly" fall into the ‘local’ category Mr Foster made these comments
when reviewing his 25 years in Sydney as a music-teacher.
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20740, 25 February 1939, Page 3 (Supplement)
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144AUSTRALIAN SINGERS Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20740, 25 February 1939, Page 3 (Supplement)
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